Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) has been recognized as a national and statewide leader for three of its online master's degree programs. Two of the programs, master's in teaching and learning and master's of educational administration, were named as the best in the state, with master's in counseling as a runner-up. Of the four recognized, each were well placed nationally.

This morning, as a part of The White House College Opportunity Day of Action, College Possible CEO and founder Jim McCorkell - alongside President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders - announced new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college.

When I was a freshman in college - back in 1992 - I always wondered what the "freshman 15" was all about. I ate all that cafeteria food, but I actually lost weight - because it was so bad. Lots of memories of cereal for dinner. It is, however, a little different for today's college students, as well as the recently graduated.

Once upon a different world, going to college was equivalent to getting a good job. But these days, with exorbitant tuition costs and a glut of college grads, having a degree doesn't come with the guarantee it once did.

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The college experience has been greatly exaggerated in the world of cinema. Through my sexless high school years, I was under the impression that college would be a non-stop party of booze and drug consumption, never-ending sex and fun-hating Deans who will always get their comeuppance before the...

Piles of red circled job classified ads sits on the table. Musty smell of old newspapers linger in the air. The computer has browsers opened to LinkedIn and local newspaper employment postings. Books about resumes and social media presence littered the living room. My head dizzy with tho...

Underdogs are the ones who are not expected to win or not the ideal choice. I have often felt like one in my lifetime. My twin brother and I were born on a snowy January morning in the late 70's. We were quite premature. I weighed a mere four pounds. My brother weighed more and was also bor...

"Is this shirt too much?" My best friend questioned, tugging at a zipper attached to her borrowed blouse.
It was Saturday night. Our busy summers, which had so far made good on the Ladytron lyrics,"They only want you when you're 17/When you're 21, you're no fun," had ke...

I’m going to give in and concede to myself that there will be no college football playoff. It’s tough, but I must be true to myself. With that said, it’s time to fix the broken down old car taking up valuable space in my football-watching driveway.
I beg you not to think f...